Now might not be the best time for a project, but it also isn’t the worst time. 1953 GMC Pickup Truck Proud to be a Project Partner of the first long-term Stance Is Everything build: Project Why Wait? Dave Thomas has been blogging at stanceiseverything.com for years, covering all-aspects of the Ontario automotive scene. His super-supportive wife Lyndsey told him to quit talking about the project car he wanted to work on, and start looking for one. With a young son and plans for a larger home (with a two car garage) Lyndsey challenged Dave, saying although it might not...

Targa Truck "Haters" Video The first truck in Targa Newfoundland Targa Truck Mark Bovey is a car guy to the bone. Not only does his 6-Speed 600 HP LSX 1971 GMC, the “Targa Truck,” have a child seat inside — up until 3 weeks ago it was his family’s only vehicle! This is the truck he built with his father at 14 years old, and has been working on it ever since. Targa Newfoundland is a seven day, 2,200km (1,367 mile) road rally across public roads on the island of Newfoundland. When Mark heard there had never been a...

Latest Targa Truck Video: Turn it up LOUD
If this video doesn't make the hair on your arms stand up - you don't love Canada and/or performance cars (or trucks...) Shot in beautiful Newfoundland, watch Mark Bovey and Miles Markovic tear up the streets (legally!) in the one and only Targa Truck!
Turn the sound up - LOUD!
R.I.P. Russ Baxter I hope you enjoyed your last ride - Keep a smile on!

Project 33 - A new take on a classic car 2014 is the 50th anniversary for Performance Improvements. Everyone involved is really proud of reaching this milestone. In planning different ways to celebrate, someone suggested we reproduce the all-steel 1933 Ford Coupe that Bob McJannett built and drove in those early days. The original ‘33 was built from a found 1933 body by Ken Stewart at Linken Manufacturing, with the help of Paul Dermo, Ron Dolson and Bob. The all-steel body even had some bullet holes to weld up, as it had been used for target practice! They planned...

The Targa Newfoundland and the Targa Truck were on Discovery Canada July 16th. Did you miss it? You can check the episode out online here:
www.discovery.ca/Shows/MegaSpeed
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